Sad-iron.



Patefited Aug. I, 1899.

A'. MEYER. 7 'sm mun. (Applimtidn filea sul 1, 1898,

(No Model.)

Inventor.

Wnsses.

Attorney) UNIT STATE PATENT O ICE.

ARNT MEYER, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR T0 JOHN 0. OLSON,

or SAME PLACE;

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 629,801, dated August1, 1899. Application filed July 1, 1893. Serial No. 684,944. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARNT MEYER, a citizen of the United States,residingfat Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful 1m provements in Sad-Irons, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of sad-irons whichare provided with detachable handles; and it pertains to the peculiarconstruction of the fastening mechanism of the iron and handle, whichare adapted to be automatically interlocked together by the latches,which when the handle is in place drop into engagement withcorresponding catches formed integral with the iron, whereby the handleis firmly secured to the iron.

The construction of my invention is explained by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side View of thesadiron and handle interlocked together and with a portion of the handlebroken away to show the catch retaining spring.- Fig. 2 is a side viewof the top of the sad-iron with the handle removed. Fig. 3 is. a planview, part in section, drawn on line X X of Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 arecross-section views drawn on lines y y and t t of Fig. 1.

Like parts are identified by the same reference-letters throughout theseveral views. A represents the sad-iron proper, which is provided withtwo handle-retaining catches B, formed integral therewith. The handle 0is divided longitudinally in two parts which when united form aninternal recess or cavity 0. The handle is formed with twobearingflanges "D D, provided with recesses E E for the reception of thecatches B B which'catches are closely fitted thereto. hen the handle isplaced upon the iron, it is secured thereto by the latches F, whichlatches are in turn secured to the handle 0 by the pivotal bolts G andlugs H. The pivotal bolts G are preferably located outside of thevertical center of the iron, slightly past the center of gravity of thelatches, whereby the latches are caused to swing outward from the centerof the handle and into engagement with the catches and are thus held bytheir own grav ity when the iron is right side up. The latches F are,however, provided with arms h, projecting into the cavity 0' and engagedtherein by a spring I, which is preferably formed of wire and loopedaround the central rivet J of the handle 0, as clearly illustrated inFig.

1. The-handle-sections are also provided with internal shoulders K,which form a bearing for the wire and causeit to press upon the armshwith sufficient force to hold the latches F in their engagement withthe catches B when the iron is inverted.

The latches F are provided with lifting-arms L and L, by which they aredrawn out of engagement with the catches B when desirous to remove thehandle from the iron. The arms L and L by their gravity serve to holdsaid latches in engagement with said catches. The latches F F areprovided with lateral side bearings M M. L L are adapted to rest uponthe respective side bearings M M, as shown in Fig. 3,whereby it isobvious that by raising either of said arms L or L the other arm, withthe retaininglatch, is also raised, whereby both of said re- The freeends of the armsv taming-latches are simultaneously withdrawn from saidretaining-catches by raising either of said arms, when the handle may bewithdrawn from the iron. It will also be obvious that when desirous tofasten thehandle to the iron all that is necessary to do is to place thesame in positionabove the retainingcatches, when said latches will beraised by contact with the catches until the handle is brought in placeupon the iron, when said latches drop back into engagement with thecatches.

It will of course be understood thata single handle may be used forseveral irons, whereby when one iron is cold the handle may be readilydetached therefrom and'secured to another iron, and thus change from oneto another from time to time as the irons become cool.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of a smoothing-iron provided with tworetaining-catches; an operating-handle havingtwo recessed bearings forthe reception of said retaining-catches; two

gravity-latches respectively provided with lifting-arms and lateralbearings, said latches being pivotally secured to said handle above saidcatches and adapted to drop of their own cured to the handle above thecatches and adapted to drop into engagement therewith, and automaticallylock the handle and iron together; arms projecting from said latchesinto a cavity in the handle, and a wire spring located within the handleand engaging said latch-arms,whereby the latches are prevented fromdropping out of engagement when the iron is inverted, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ARNT MEYER.

l Vitnesses:

LEVERETT 0. WHEELER, J AS. B. ERWIN.

